A Franco-Prussian War Saxon Enlisted Man's Belt With Buckle And M1871 Bayonet Buy Now measures 88mm (or 3 ½

measures 88mm (or 3 ½ inches) wing tip to wing tip

the belt measuring 58 mm x 1

1899 in South River

from Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 period

as the United States had officially entered the First World War on April 6

A Franco-Prussian War Saxon Enlisted Man's Belt With Buckle And M1871 Bayonet Buy Now measures 88mm (or 3 ½Buckle with a two piece construction, die stamped circular metal plate with a bronze wash mounted to a brass base, maker marked "G. H. OSANG DRESDEN" and dated "1914" on the reverse, illustrating the Saxon crown in the centre, surrounded by the inscription in Latin "PROVIDENTIAE MEMOR" (Providence Remembered), with crossed branches of laurel leaves tied together via a ribbon below, with a short leather tab with a smooth finished dark brown upper